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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 10-80 m 5-550 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) FM 0.45µV @ 12 dB SINAD
W-FM 1.0µV @ 12 dB SINAD
AM 1.0µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10 W 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 0.7 A ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1985 and 199x
Dimensions 241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 1984 channels in 62 bank(s) @ 36 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000551 YAESU-FT-000200 AOR-AR-002500